Swan is looking for a Chief of Staff. Someone that will grow the CEO team from the inside and help maximize the full potential of the company. We’re looking for a “Swiss Knife” who can work across the whole organization.

You must be highly structured with an analytical profile and a strong business acumen. You must be able to understand deeply what we are building at Swan. You will also need to be able to switch context repeatedly, as in an average day, you might be asked to work on different projects with the Finance, Compliance, Product, and Sales teams.

Based in Paris, you must travel occasionally to meet our teams across Europe.

✨ Your mission

• Run the company’s rituals to make sure that Swan has the right processes to scale and maintain alignment across different departments. Foster a strong organizational culture, ensuring that the company’s vision, values, and goals are effectively communicated and understood by all employees.

  • Set up & track quarterly objectives

  • Set up & track quarterly objectives Prepare company all-hands

  • Get the most of Swan’s management team:

  • Prepare & participate steering committees

• Manage existing investor relationships

  • Prepare & participate in quarterly board meetings. Get the most of out Swan’s board for strategic decisions

  • Get the most of out Swan’s board for strategic decisions

• Leading or supporting special strategic projects, like for instance: 

  • Project management of opening an office in Milan

  • Help in determining whether Swan should become a fully-licensed Bank

  • Contribute to fundraising processes

✨ Your team

• You will mostly work with the CEO, spending from 4 to 20 hours a week working together, depending on the weeks

• You will also need to interact frequently with the board of investors and all the department heads

✨ You’re a great match if:

• You are both a strategic thinker and a ‘do-er’ and are not afraid to become very hands-on if required

• Ability to communicate with clarity, humility, and precision. Fostering clear and cohesive communication across stakeholders. Aligning diverse individuals and teams toward a common goal

• Strong analytical skills, you have an eye for detail

• Highly structured individual capable of handling multiple tight deadlines in parallel

• Ability to work independently and manage multiple projects simultaneously

• Flexibility with changing requirements in an evolving and fast-paced environment

• Our ideal teammate: Empathetic. Skilled. Frank. We love to challenge each other and leave our egos at the door.

• Excellent working abilities in English (French is not required)

It’s okay if you don’t tick all the boxes — don’t let imposter syndrome prevent you from applying! 🙌

About Swan

✨ Perks of being a Swanee:

Are you looking for a dynamic work environment where you can make a real impact? Do you want to be part of an exciting European fintech company that is on a fast-scaling journey? If so, you’re in the right place!

• You will have the opportunity to shape the future of our company and make a difference in the world of fintech.

• Our company has processed 6 billion in just two years, and we’re not slowing down anytime soon. With three offices already established across Europe and five more in the works by the end of the year, there’s never been a better time to join our team.

• ESOP packages available 😊

• The best health insurance: Alan 🦭

• Swan encourages you to have fun staying fit, thanks to partnerships with Classpass & Gymlib.

• We respect your lunch break. Mid-day free-time is sacred and our French office even provides a Swile card to cover your meal on work days. 🥪

• Twice a year we go somewhere gorgeous (a chateau, a mountain) where we reconnect, deep-dive into big topics, and relax.

• This isn’t a perk, it should be the rule, but diversity and inclusion are important at Swan. We’re working hard to get better every day.

✨ Our values:

Be human: Be straightforward, transparent, and sincerely care. It’s all about integrity and doing the right thing.

Ambition: We’re in this for the long game. We want to transform the entire market, and be the engine for Europe’s next tech champions!

Collaboration: We believe in the power of collective intelligence. We love to challenge others’ ideas and be challenged in return. May the best ideas win.

“Move fast, don’t break things”: If we must choose between security and going fast, we choose security. We are in banking, after all.

Make everything simple: Simplicity.

• A 30-min video call with Amélie, our Talent Acquisition Manager, to get to know you, understand your career expectations and answer your questions

• An interview with Nicolas, our CEO

• An interview with Luka, our CRO

• A case study